AtkinsRéalis Canada president says Quebec mentality around pipelines changing

CALGARY - The head of AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.'s Canadian division is expressing optimism that Quebec would be receptive to a new pipeline through the province.  Stéphanie Vaillancourt told a business audience in Calgary that the mentality seems to be changing, noting Premier François Legault has said Quebecers are ready for a pipeline.  In an on-stage discussion, Calgary Chamber of Commerce chief executive Deborah Yedlin pressed Vaillancourt on whether that would still be the case if Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec party loses next year's election.  Vaillancourt says the provincial Liberals, who she suspects would win, are an economy-focused party and would understand that means developing Canada's natural resources.  AtkinsRéalis, the Montreal-based engineering giant formerly known as SNC Lavalin, is among the firms the Ontario government has tabbed to conduct a feasibility study into a new East-West pipeline and energy corridor.  The study into a pipeline's potential location and cost is to be completed next year.  This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 20, 2025. Companies in this story: (TSX:ATRL)